As federal regulators gear up to review coming U.S. fuel-economy standards, the auto industry is pushing to expand emissions credits for things like greener air conditioning to brakes, wiring and other parts.

Three top auto-industry suppliers are investing a combined almost $500 million in two of the biggest vehicle production hubs—China and Mexico—in new signs of confidence that global demand for cars will continue to rise.

U.S. and Japanese auto makers are losing out on hundreds of millions of dollars in potential cost savings and technological benefits because of lackluster working relationships with their parts suppliers, a new report says.

Auto-parts supplier Delphi Automotive is rolling the dice on a 3-D graphics company’s ability to help enhance instrument panels as it reported strong first-quarter profit aided by an earlier acquisition.